![]() Bakrar with New York City FC in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 January 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Sétif, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Number | 71 | ||
Youth career | |||
ES Sétif | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | ES Sétif | 38 | (9) |
2022–2023 | Istra 1961 | 31 | (8) |
2023–2025 | New York City FC | 59 | (9) |
2025– | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Algeria U23 | 4 | (1) |
2024– | Algeria | 4 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2024 |
Monsef Bakrar (born 13 January 2001) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian Football League club GNK Dinamo Zagreb and the Algeria national team.
On 20 July 2022, Bakrar signed a one-year contract with Istra. [1] On 11 July 2023, Bakrar signed a 3+1⁄2-year deal with Major League Soccer side New York City FC. [2]
On 1 August 2025, Bakrar returned to Croatia, signing a multi-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb. [3] [4]
Bakrar made his debut for the senior Algeria national team on 22 March 2024, in a friendly against Bolivia. [5]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
ES Sétif | 2020–21 | Algerian Ligue 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 3 [b] | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | Algerian Ligue 1 | 21 | 6 | — | 9 [c] | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
Total | 38 | 9 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 50 | 10 | ||||
Istra 1961 | 2022–23 | Croatian Football League | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||
New York City FC | 2023 | MLS | 10 | 3 | — | — | 3 [d] | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||
2024 | MLS | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 [e] | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
2025 | MLS | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
Total | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 70 | 10 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2025–26 | Croatian Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 129 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 154 | 28 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Algeria | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |